Women offer Bonam (a decorated pot filled with cooked rice, jaggery, curd, and neem leaves) to Goddess Mahankali. Colorful temple processions with traditional music and drum performances. Pothuraju dance performances, a key attraction of the festival. Special pujas, abhishekams, and cultural programs. Distribution of prasadam to devotees. Thousands of devotees visit temples to seek the blessings of the Goddess.
Traditional Bathukamma flower arrangements made with seasonal flowers. Women dressed in traditional attire singing Bathukamma folk songs. Cultural performances including Kolatam and folk dances. Processions carrying Bathukamma to nearby lakes, ponds, or water bodies for immersion. Participation from schools, colleges, government departments, and local communities. Promotion of Telangana's rich cultural heritage and traditions.
Dwajarohanam (Flag Hoisting) marking the beginning of the festival. Daily special pujas, abhishekams, and Vedic rituals. Kalyanotsavam (Celestial Wedding) of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy. Various Vahana Sevas (processions of the deity on different ceremonial vehicles). Rathotsavam (Temple Chariot Festival) with thousands of devotees. Cultural and devotional music performances. Annadanam (free community meals) for pilgrims. Krishna River holy bath and darshan of the temple's self-manifested (Swayambhu) deity.
